Indications and Complications of Androgen Deprivation Therapy.

Christian Daniel Fankhauser¹, Marian Severin Wettstein¹, Michèle Reinhardt¹, Axel Gessendorfer², Hugh Mostafid³, Thomas Hermanns¹

¹Department of Urology, University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

²XUND Bildungszentrum Gesundheit Zentralschweiz, Luzern, Switzerland.

³Department of Urology, Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, UK. Electronic address: Hugh.Mostafid@nhs.net.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To review the indications for and side effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in men affected by prostate cancer. DATA SOURCES: National guidelines, evidence-based summaries, peer-reviewed studies, and websites. CONCLUSION: Indications for ADT include men with (1) intermediate- to high-risk localised prostate cancer undergoing radiation therapy, (2) biochemical recurrence after…

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